All of Agatha: Cat Among the Pigeons

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

This series of entries is commentary on my lifelong quest to read all of Agatha Christie's works in UK publication order.

Cat Among the Pigeons (1959) is set in an English girls' school, and the plot involves gems smuggled out of a Middle Eastern country at the cusp of revolution. It is ostensibly a Poirot mystery but Poirot plays a minor part toward the end. I enjoyed it. It could've been a short story, I think, but interesting character studies of different kinds of professors/instructors. Spies and foreign office and all that jazz. Also, various kinds of mother love/mother pain. The woman with the illegitmate still born. The drunk mom. The flighty mom. The overprotective mom. Etc.

Next up: The Pale Horse is an interesting one, especially from a poisoner's perspective. And we move into the 1960's--not much more to go! Maybe I will finish in 2025.

Comments

[smallhobbit]

I wouldn't say this was one of Christie's best, but it certainly captures the spirit of the times and I liked Poirot's attitude to Julia.

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

Yes, I agree with you. I think she drew it out a bit, but I too think Poirot's attitude toward Julia is very refreshing.

[debriswoman]

Oh, you are getting there:-)

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

I am, and I am pleased to see that there are still some good ones left. I haven't done Caribbean Mystery, for example.